Tag: Paul Theroux
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Winter Vacation Has Begun
Despite having more “free time” since exams finished two weeks ago, I’ve actually been quite busy. Last week I ventured off to the North of China to Haerbin to see the snow and ice festival and a couple other cities for about a week all in. And wow, was it cold. And I say that as a…
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Snirt, books and the Silk Route
I neglected to mentioned what Beijing winters are like. Dry and windy is probably the best way to describe them. I once asked my students if Beijing got snow or rain. They replied “No”. Instead? Pollution! Anyway, it’s not true that Beijing doesn’t get snow but it doesn’t happen very often. However, as one expat put it, given…